Even by Plains standards, this was an unusually large, violent tornado outbreak so early in spring. One Kansas tornado was ...

Tornadoes in the U.S. typically increase sharply in spring. Unfortunately, a few of those can be violent tornadoes, particularly in the South. On March 3, 1966, 59 years ago today, an F5 tornado ...

Caught in the Storm tells the story of a deadly EF5 tornado in Joplin, Missouri, and here's why storms are classified this ...

Tornado classifications have evolved since the original Fujita (F scale) was developed in 1971. Under the original F scale, an F5 rating was given as follows: “Whole frame houses tossed off ...

Each year, an average of 15 tornadoes hits Michigan, according to the National Weather Service. A tornado that ripped through Livonia last year was fatal. Twisters also can cause millions of ...

According to a NOAA database, 59 EF5/F5 tornadoes have occurred since 1950, but it has been nearly 12 years since the last event, when an EF5 devastated Moore, Oklahoma in 2013. Researchers from the ...

The United States experienced other horrific tornadoes in the last century. More than 200 people perished in 1936 when Tupelo ...